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Nocardia asteroides sinusitis in a pediatric patient: Case report with 20 year follow-up and review of the literature
- Source :
- International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 79(7)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Nocardia Asteroides infection in a non-immunocompromised pediatric patient is extremely rare. We present a case of ethmoid sinusitis and orbital subperiosteal abscess caused by N. asteroides with a 20 year follow up and a review of the literature. N. asteroides was grown from intraoperative cultures for mycobacteria following surgical incision and drainage of the abscess. Postoperatively, the patient received a seven month course of trimethoprim-sulfamethozaxole and had no subsequent sequelae. Nocardia infections are common in immunocompromised patients. We present what we believe to be the first case of pediatric Nocardia sinusitis with 20-year follow up.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Ethmoid Sinusitis
Nocardia Infections
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Medicine
Humans
Abscess
Sinusitis
Child
biology
business.industry
Nocardiosis
Nocardia
General Medicine
bacterial infections and mycoses
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Surgery
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Pediatric patient
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Nocardia asteroides
Drainage
business
Surgical incision
Immunocompetence
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18728464
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3a404b934767d2f6da826420197f4569